Holder for roll toilet tissue



Oct. 21, 1952 F. J. MOORE HOLDER FOR ROLL TOILET TISSUE Filed June 19,1951 FIGa l ,1 :EN: W 5 I 6, B 1 l 9 /O 2 8'\| I m... M ,F 6 /A |||ul|ll rl|| I IIL I K 1, m

, INVENTOR FRANCIS J. MOORE KQ/5M ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 21, 1952 UNITEDSTATES PATENT No1=1=I-cle:

HOLDER FOR ROLL TOILET TISSUE Francis J. Moore, Minneapolis, Minn.

.Application J une 19, 1951,` Serial No. V,?.32,41,?,

4 Claims.

My present invention relates to improvements in toilet tissue holdersand, more particularly, for a holder for a roll of toilet tissue.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a novel holder forremovably holding a roll of toilet tissue in a recess, such as arecessed tile set in a wall.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a holder for holdinga roll of toilet tissue that will freely rotate on the holder when thetissue is pulled to unwind the same from the roll, but which willfrictionally hold the roll from spinning in case the tissue is given aquick pull and thereby unwinding a surplus of the tissue, resulting inwaste.

A further object of this invention is to provide novel means for holdingthe holder from turning in the recess in which it is mounted when thetissue is pulled to unwind the same from the roll.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a novel holderthat can be adjusted to move a roll of toilet tissue mounted thereoneither forwardly or backwardly in the recess in which the holder ismounted.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent from the followingdescription, reference being had to the drawing.

To the above end, generally stated, the invention consists of the noveldevices and combination of devices hereinafter described and defined inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates the invention, likecharacters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational View of the improved holder mounted in arecessed tile to be set in a wall;

Fig. 2 is a view in plan with some parts broken away and sectioned; and

Fig. 3 is a detail view partly in elevation and partly in section takenon the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

The numeral 4 indicates a tile to be set in a wall and having a recess 5and also having in its side members 6 within the recess 5 a pair ofopposing shallow cylindrical seats 1.

Referring now in detail to the invention, the numeral 8 indicates around shaft that is longitudinally divided at its axis, and the twosemicircular. sections thereof are detachably connected by a pair ofnut-equipped bolts 9 that extend through aligned holes in said sections.A round rod Ill that extends parallel to the shaft 8 has itsintermediate portion offset in the form of a yoke II. The transversemember I2 of the yoke II is parallel to the end portions of said rod andthe side members I3 of the yoke III are perpendicular to its transversemember I2. The yoke side members I3 extend through bores I4 formed inthe opposing sides of the two sections of the shaft 8 at the axis ofsaid shaft. The bolts 9 hold the sections of the shaft t clamped ontothe yoke side members I3 and said side members when endwise adjusted inthe bores I4.

One end of the shaft 8 is mounted in one of the seats 1, and acylindrical sleeve I5 slidably mounted on the other end portion of theshaft 8 extends into the other seat 1. A coiled spring I 6, encirclingthe shaft 8 inwardly of the sleeve I5, is compressed between an annularflange I1 on the inner end of said sleeve I5 and the adjacent yoke sidemember I3 and yieldingly holds said sleeve projected into its seat 1.shaft 8 extends through a longitudinally extended slot I5 in the sleeveI5 and limits the projecting movement of said sleeve by the spring I6.

Obviously, by retracting the sleeve I5 against the tension of the springI6, the same will be removed from its seat 1 and thus permit the holderto be removed from the recess 5.

A shoe I8, of rubber or other suitable material, secured on one endportion of the rod Ill engages the face of the adjacent tile side member6 and holds the shaft 8 from turning in the seats 1.

A roll of toilet tissue I9 wound on a cylindrical paper core 20,indicated by broken lines, is mounted on the improved holder.

Before the holder is mounted in the recess 5, the same is insertedendwise into the core 20. The yoke transverse member I 2 and the endportions of the rod II) engage the core 20, intermediately atdiametrically opposite points and support the same to turn thereon whenthe tissue is pulled to unwind the same from the roll I9. However, thefriction contact between the holder and the core 20 is suicient toprevent the roll from spinning in case the tissue is given a quick pull.

The drawing illustrates a commercial form of the invention, but it willbe understood that the same is capable of certain modifications as todetails of construction, arrangement and combination of parts within thescope of the invention herein disclosed.

What I claim is:

1. In a holder of the class described, a shaft having on one end aspring-projected extension,

and a rod offset at its intermediate portion in the form of a yokehaving a transverse portion and A pin 8' in theY two side members, saidside members extending transversely of the shaft and secured thereto.

2. The structure defined in claim 1 in which the yoke side members aresecured to the shaft for endwise adjustment.

3. The structure defined in claim 1 in which the shaft is longitudinallydivided at its axis, said shaft having two transverse bores in theopposing sides of the shaft through which the yoke side members extendfor endwise adjustment, and means connecting the members of the shaftand frictionally clamping the same onto the yoke side members.

4. The combination with a Wall member having a recess, said memberhaving at the sides of the recess a pair of opposing bore-like seats, ofa shaft having on one end portion a spring-projected extension, saidextension and the opposite end portion of the shaft being removably heldin said seats, a rod substantially parallel to the shaft, theintermediate portion of the rod being offset in the form of a yokecomprising a transverse member and two side members, said side membersextending transversely of the shaft and secured thereto, said rod havingon one end portion a shoe engaging said recessed member and holding theshaft from turning in the seats.

FRANCIS J. MOORE.

CES CITED The following references are of record in the le of thispatent:

UNTED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,289,017 Fabrah Dec. 24, 19181,778,856 Hoegger Oct. 21, 1930

